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Talking about Change

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to change
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to convert
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to transform
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to modify
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to alter
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to adapt
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to reverse
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to revise
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to adjust
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to customize
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to distort
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to modulate
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to reinvent
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to remodel
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to revolutionize
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to shift
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to undo
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to diversify
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to develop
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to switch
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drastic
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developmental
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gradual
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radical
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sweeping
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amendment
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alteration
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to make into
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to turn into
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by the minute
to change
to change
Verb
ch
ʧ
a
n
n
g
ʤ
e
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to not stay the same and as a result become different

stay
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Mary hasn't changed at all.
She changed as a person after traveling the world.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to convert
Verb
c
k
o
ɑ
n
n
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
t
t

to change into a different form or to change into something with a different use

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to transform
to transform
Verb
t
t
r
r
a
æ
n
n
s
s
f
f
o
ɔ
r
r
m
m

to change the appearance, character, or nature of a person or object

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to modify
to modify
Verb
m
m
o
ɑ
d
d
i
ə
f
f
y

to make minor changes to something so that it is more suitable or better

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to alter
to alter
Verb
a
ɔ
l
l
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to cause something to change

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to adapt
to adapt
Verb
a
ə
d
d
a
æ
p
p
t
t

to change something in a way that suits a new purpose or situation better

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to reverse
Verb
r
r
e
i
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
s
s
e

to change something such as a process, situation, etc. to be the opposite of what it was before

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to revise
to revise
Verb
r
r
e
i
v
v
i
s
z
e

to make changes to something, especially in response to new information, feedback, or a need for improvement

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to adjust
to adjust
Verb
a
ə
d
j
ʤ
u
ə
s
s
t
t

to slightly alter or move something in order to improve it or make it work better

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to customize
to customize
Verb
c
k
u
ə
s
s
t
t
o
ə
m
m
i
z
z
e

to change or make something in a way that better serves a particular task, person, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to distort
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t
o
ɔ
r
r
t
t

to change and twist a fact, idea, etc. in a way that no longer conveys its true meaning

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to modulate
to modulate
Verb
m
m
o
ɔ
d
ʤ
u
ju
l
l
a
t
t
e

to change or adjust something in order to achieve a desired effect

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to reinvent
to reinvent
Verb
uk flag
/ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnt/

to completely change one's job or way of living

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to remodel
to remodel
Verb
uk flag
/ɹiˈmɑdəɫ/

to change the figure, appearance or structure of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to revolutionize
to revolutionize
Verb
r
r
e
ɛ
v
v
o
ə
l
l
u
u
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n
i
z
z
e

to change something in a significant or fundamental way

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shift
Verb
sh
ʃ
i
ɪ
f
f
t
t

(of a policy, point of view, or situation) to become something different

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to undo
Verb
u
ə
n
n
d
d
o
u

to make null or cancel the effects of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to diversify
Verb
d
d
i
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
s
s
i
ə
f
f
y

(of a business) to increase the range of goods and services in order to reduce risk of failure

specialize

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to develop
to develop
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
v
v
e
ɛ
l
l
o
ə
p
p

to change and become stronger or more advanced

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to switch
to switch
Verb
s
s
w
w
i
ɪ
t
ch
ʧ

to change from one thing, such as a task, major, conversation topic, job, etc. to a completely different one

Grammatical Information:

transitive
drastic
drastic
Adjective
d
d
r
r
a
æ
s
s
t
t
i
ɪ
c
k
Disapproving

having a strong or far-reaching effect

developmental
Adjective
d
d
e
ɪ
v
v
e
ɛ
l
l
o
ə
p
p
m
m
e
ɛ
n
n
t
a
ə
l
l

related to the process of growth, progress, or improvement over time

gradual
gradual
Adjective
g
g
r
r
a
æ
d
ʤ
ua
l
l

occurring slowly and step-by-step over a long period of time

sudden
radical
Adjective
r
r
a
æ
d
d
i
ə
c
k
a
ə
l
l

(of actions, ideas, etc.) very new and different from the norm

sweeping
Adjective
s
s
w
w
ee
i
p
p
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g
Approving
Formal

wide-ranging or covering a large area or scope

amendment
noun
a
ə
m
m
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d
m
m
e
ə
n
n
t
t

the process of slightly changing something in order to fix or improve it

alteration
noun
a
ɔ
l
l
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r
a
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n

a change in something that does not fundamentally make it different

to make into
to make into
Verb
uk flag
/mˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ/

to change a person or thing into another

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
make
phrase's particle
into
to turn into
to turn into
Verb
uk flag
/tˈɜːn ˌɪntʊ/

to change and become something else

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
turn
phrase's particle
into
by the minute
phrase
uk flag
/baɪ ðə mˈɪnɪt/

with changes or occurrences happening continuously and rapidly

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